R58 Just saw the Coupe!
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Just saw the Coupe!
We were invited to see the new Coupe today at MINI of the Main Line in Philadelphia. I spent last night configuring my imaginary MINI on the Italian build site that is mentioned in another thread.
I'm a sucker for two seaters but was hoping to not like the latest MINI (strictly for financial reasons). Oh well, that didn't happen. The coupe looks great in the flesh. The interior is spacious and sporty. Love the headliner with the two helmet bubbles. The boot has plenty of room. Overall it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. To those who have them on order endure the wait and enjoy the car! Can't wait to see it on the road.
I'm a sucker for two seaters but was hoping to not like the latest MINI (strictly for financial reasons). Oh well, that didn't happen. The coupe looks great in the flesh. The interior is spacious and sporty. Love the headliner with the two helmet bubbles. The boot has plenty of room. Overall it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. To those who have them on order endure the wait and enjoy the car! Can't wait to see it on the road.
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I also saw the Coupe at Main Line in Philly. Loved it. Roof lip doesnt bother me at all. Great interior also. My wife was luke warm about me trading in my 2006 S ragtop but not after she saw it in person. I priced out my S on Motoringfile and it came to $30 k with what I wanted. I didnt think that was too bad. Thats what my ragtop cost in 2006. Looking forward to placing the order.
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My dealer said the supercharger can fail after 7-9 years and cost $5k to replace. He said that was one of the reasons they switched to the turbo. That kind of swayed me a bit to make the trade also. My S is a 2006 with 75k miles.
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Rich,
The Motoring Advisor at MotML was telling you that the superchargers fail to get you to buy a new car. That information is not accurate, and more likely the reverse is true. But rather than going down that path, you should go for the R58 if you like it. Definitely growing on me too!
Awesome license plate on your 'vert. Have you checked out your fellow local MINIacs at PhillyMINI dot org?
Mario - they are showing the same pre-production car which was recently making the rounds at other East coast dealers. Below is a pic. The R58 will be @ MINI of Mount Laurel (NJ) on Monday and Tuesday, and Ottos MINI in Westchester (PA) on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
Enjoy!
The Motoring Advisor at MotML was telling you that the superchargers fail to get you to buy a new car. That information is not accurate, and more likely the reverse is true. But rather than going down that path, you should go for the R58 if you like it. Definitely growing on me too!
Awesome license plate on your 'vert. Have you checked out your fellow local MINIacs at PhillyMINI dot org?
Mario - they are showing the same pre-production car which was recently making the rounds at other East coast dealers. Below is a pic. The R58 will be @ MINI of Mount Laurel (NJ) on Monday and Tuesday, and Ottos MINI in Westchester (PA) on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
Enjoy!
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Rich,
The Motoring Advisor at MotML was telling you that the superchargers fail to get you to buy a new car. That information is not accurate, and more likely the reverse is true. But rather than going down that path, you should go for the R58 if you like it. Definitely growing on me too!
Awesome license plate on your 'vert. Have you checked out your fellow local MINIacs at PhillyMINI dot org?
Mario - they are showing the same pre-production car which was recently making the rounds at other East coast dealers. Below is a pic. The R58 will be @ MINI of Mount Laurel (NJ) on Monday and Tuesday, and Ottos MINI in Westchester (PA) on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
Enjoy!
The Motoring Advisor at MotML was telling you that the superchargers fail to get you to buy a new car. That information is not accurate, and more likely the reverse is true. But rather than going down that path, you should go for the R58 if you like it. Definitely growing on me too!
Awesome license plate on your 'vert. Have you checked out your fellow local MINIacs at PhillyMINI dot org?
Mario - they are showing the same pre-production car which was recently making the rounds at other East coast dealers. Below is a pic. The R58 will be @ MINI of Mount Laurel (NJ) on Monday and Tuesday, and Ottos MINI in Westchester (PA) on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
Enjoy!
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How about 2 sets? And are there stereo speakers on the firewall unit behind the seats? Interesting that the post above switched his 2012 hatch order to a Coupe after seeing it. Sounds like what they said on Motoringfile is true: it looks better in person than in pix. Can't wait for the US configurator to show up.
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Saw a black with silver roof tonight at our dealer. It looked sweet. Sitting in it definitely gave me a cockpit type of feeling in a good way. It just felt like it was imploring me to go fast and corner hard. Definitely a different visual feel from the drivers seat than a normal Cooper due to the different roof line. Would love to have one!
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@dannyhavok,
Indeed. It does seem a bit crazy to order a brand new model without being able to test drive it first. Although, it's a MINI and so I'm sure it will be great.
The deposit one puts down on the car when ordered is fully refundable (at least it is at our dealership here in CA), and so if you test drive one of the dealer's demo Coupes before yours arrives and you really don't like it, then you can always back out of the order and get your deposit back. Your MA probably won't be all that happy with you, but that's life I suppose.
Indeed. It does seem a bit crazy to order a brand new model without being able to test drive it first. Although, it's a MINI and so I'm sure it will be great.
The deposit one puts down on the car when ordered is fully refundable (at least it is at our dealership here in CA), and so if you test drive one of the dealer's demo Coupes before yours arrives and you really don't like it, then you can always back out of the order and get your deposit back. Your MA probably won't be all that happy with you, but that's life I suppose.
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BTW, the only thing I'm a tad bit worried about on the Coupe is the limited view out of the back and the blind spots. We had a loaner convertible for a while and really didn't like it because of that. Hopefully, the Coupe won't be as bad (it didn't appear to be in the one we sat in on the show room, but you never know).
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BTW, the only thing I'm a tad bit worried about on the Coupe is the limited view out of the back and the blind spots. We had a loaner convertible for a while and really didn't like it because of that. Hopefully, the Coupe won't be as bad (it didn't appear to be in the one we sat in on the show room, but you never know).
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Nice picture. Thanks for uploading it. I'm actually heading over to Mini Mt. Lauel in N.J.to talk to them later today. Mini Main Line gave me a pretty weak offer for my Cabrio trade in IMO. They don't have any orders for the coupe yet so I could be the first in line there. We'll see what kind of trade the give me. I was involved with the Philly Miniacs a few years ago. Maybe I'll get reinvigorated with the new coupe. Thanks for the license compliment. I'll keep it for the R58 even though I'll probably end up with a different color than BRG
No offense to anyone who likes the car. I just didn't connect like you did. Maybe that will change when I see some better looking versions of this model car, in person.
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